Re: [ISSUE-102] I18N-ISSUE-242: Clarify case-insensitive match for domains [ITS-20]

Yes, it does.

Norbert


On Jan 23, 2013, at 8:19 , Yves Savourel wrote:

> Hi Norbert,
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> https://www.w3.org/International/multilingualweb/lt/track/issues/102
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>> First, is case-insensitive matching really necessary here? 
>> In discussions of other technologies, e.g. CSS, we found 
>> that it's hard to get case-insensitive matching right, 
>> i.e. make it work so that it doesn't have surprising/confusing 
>> results in some languages, while strict string equality 
>> is easy to understand.
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>> Second, if it is really necessary, then the precise meaning of 
>> "case-insensitive" matching has to be specified. Unicode 
>> case-folding using the C and F mappings of the Unicode data 
>> file CaseFolding.txt is our normal recommendation.
> 
> After reviewing the advantages of using non-case-sensitive mapping vs. the problem of folding non-ASCII characters, we think it's simpler to drop non-case-sensitivity mapping.
> 
> Could you please confirm that this solution addresses your concern?
> 
> Thanks,
> -yves
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Received on Thursday, 28 February 2013 05:54:03 UTC